02724oam 22005654a 450 991027973520332120240424225753.09780520970533052097053510.1525/9780520970533(CKB)4100000004834772(OCoLC)1053508099(MdBmJHUP)muse66589(MiAaPQ)EBC5427477(DE-B1597)521026(OCoLC)1022084628(DE-B1597)9780520970533(ScCtBLL)4e4b8828-c13c-4df9-9b65-696aab32d2c1(EXLCZ)99410000000483477220180201h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierForging the Ideal Educated GirlThe Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia /Shenila Khoja-MooljiBerkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2018]©20181 online resource (1 online resource.)Islamic humanities ;19780520298408 0520298403 Includes bibliographical references and index.Girls education as a unifying discourse -- Forging sharif subjects -- Desirable and failed citizen-subjects -- The empowered girl -- Akbari and Asghari reappear -- Tracing storylines."In Forging the Ideal Educated Girl, Shenila Khoja-Moolji traces the evolving politics of educational reform and development campaigns in colonial India and Pakistan. She challenges the prevailing common sense associated with calls for women's and girls' education by arguing that such advocacy is not simply about access to education but, more crucially, is concerned with molding girls into the kinds of subjects needed to advance societal projects such as nation building, modernization, and solidifying religious identity. Such concerns are often driven by material and cultural struggles for power. Thus, discourses around education for girls and women are sites for the construction not only of gender identity but also of class, religion, and the nation"--Provided by publisher.WomenSouth AsiaSocial conditionsMuslim womenSouth AsiaMuslim womenEducationSouth AsiaElectronic books. WomenSocial conditions.Muslim womenMuslim womenEducation370.8422Khoja-Moolji Shenila1982-1022170MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910279735203321Forging the Ideal Educated Girl2427860UNINA